Dr Hemstock has an honours degree and PhD in Biology from Kings College London. Her work is currently divided between lecturing at Nottingham Trent University and consultancy work, mainly in the NGO sector. She has worked with NGOs in India, Peru, F
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Dr Hemstock has an honours degree and PhD in Biology from Kings College London. Her work is currently divided between lecturing at Nottingham Trent University and consultancy work, mainly in the NGO sector. She has worked with NGOs in India, Peru, Fiji, Samoa, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Vanuatu and Sub-Saharan Africa. Her NGO work has always dealt with communities, promoting sustainable development and has involved projects as diverse as rehabilitating Inca agricultural systems – terracing and irrigation to making diesel from coconut oil in the South Pacific. She regularly travels to the Pacific island of Tuvalu to work with community groups there and conduct biodiversity surveys.
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